autopilot n 1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" [syn: {automatic pilot}] 2: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: {automatic pilot}, {robot pilot}]